/*
* _08LumaQQ - Java _08QQ Client
*
* Copyright (C) 2004 luma <stubma@163.com>
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*/
package edu.tsinghua.lumaqq.qq.net;

import java.net.InetSocketAddress;

import edu.tsinghua.lumaqq.qq.packets._08OutPacket;

/**
 * 连接接口，用于隔离具体的网络实现
 *
 * @author luma
 */
public interface IConnection {
    /**
     * 添加一个包到发送队列
     *
     * @param out OutPacket子类
     */
    public void add(_08OutPacket out);

    /**
     * @return 连接策略接口
     */
    public IConnectionPolicy getPolicy();

    /**
     * @return 连接池
     */
    public IConnectionPool getPool();

    /**
     * 情况发送队列
     */
    public void clearSendQueue();

    /**
     * 启动这个端口
     */
    public void start();

    /**
     * @return 连接id
     */
    public String getId();

    /**
     * 释放连接资源，用户不应该调用这个方法，为了释放一个连接，用户应该始终使用
     * IConnectionPool的release方法
     */
    public void dispose();

    /**
     * @return 服务器地址
     */
    public InetSocketAddress getRemoteAddress();
}
